The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival on June 4, 2021, and was released in the United States on June 10 in theaters and streaming on HBO Max under a 30-day simultaneous exhibition window. Originally intended to be released in 2020, In the Heights was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rest of the cast joined in April 2019, and filming took place around New York City that summer. After that version fell through, the project was eventually started back up in 2016, with Chu set to direct and Ramos being cast in October 2018. In the Heights was originally set to be adapted by Universal Pictures in 2008, with Kenny Ortega hired to direct. The film follows a similar plot to the musical, telling the story of a corner in the predominantly Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, where every member of the community pursues their sueñitos (little dreams) for a better life. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace in her film debut, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV and Jimmy Smits. Chu from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the stage musical of the same name by Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. In the Heights is a 2021 American musical drama film directed by Jon M.
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